View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by University of Kentucky Paper ID: 686 Theme: 5. Environmental issues related to grassland Sub-theme: 5.1. Climate change and grassland management Change in migration and pasture utilization by Brokpa pastoral nomads: A sustainable adaptation strategy for climate sensitive Arunachal Pradesh!? Sanjit Maiti1*, S. K. Jha2, Sanchita Garai3, Vijay Paul1, G. Krishnan1, A. K. Bera1, D. Bhattacharya1, S. M. Deb1 1ICAR-National Research Centre on Yak, West Kameng, India 2ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India 3Eastern Regional Station, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Kalyani, India *Corresponding author e-mail:
[email protected] Keywords: Adaptation strategy, Climate change, Pastoral nomads, Transhumance pastoralism Introduction The north-eastern states of India specially Arunachal Pradesh, one of the bio-diversity hotspot, is expected to be greatly affected by climate change. Climate change will not only adversely impact the biodiversity of Arunachal Pradesh, but also affect the livelihood of local communities as they fully dependent on the natural resources. The Monpa is a primitive tribe inhabiting parts of West Kameng and Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh. The pastoral nomad of the Monpa tribe is popularly known as Brokpa. Transhumance system of livestock mainly yak (Poephagus grunniens L.) rearing is their main source of livelihood. In recent past, challenges of the Brokpa pastoral community transform into threat due to synergistic effect of impending climate change. But, this nomad has their own mechanism to cope up with adverse impact of climate change. Therefore, a systematic study was carried out to document and analyze these coping mechanisms.